Abstract:
The invention concerns compositions comprising at least one alkoxylate of general formula RO(A)n(B)mH, a method for producing same, in particular in the presence of double metal cyanide compounds which act as catalysts, as well as their use as emulsifiers, foam adjusting or wetting agents for hard surfaces. The invention also concerns the use of said compositions in detergents and surfactant formulations.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for producing at least one alkoxylate which consists in contacting at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide, pentene oxide and decene oxide, with at least one initiator, in the presence of at least one double metal cyanide type compound. The invention is characterized in that said reaction is carried out at a temperature ranging between 130 °C and 155 °C. The invention also concerns the alkoxylates, in particular ethoxylates, thus produced, as well as their use as emulsifiers, foam adjusting and wetting agents for hard surfaces.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of low-emission polyurethane soft foams with reduced odour and reduced fogging by reaction of a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive to isocyanate groups and c) blowing agents. The compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive to isocyanate groups b) are represented by polyether alcohols, produced by the addition of alkylene oxides to compounds made from post-expanded raw materials using DMC catalysts.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of low-emission polyurethane soft foams with reduced odour and reduced fogging by reaction of a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive to isocyanate groups and c) blowing agents. The compounds with at least two hydrogen atoms reactive to isocyanate groups b) are represented by polyether alcohols, produced by the addition of alkylene oxides to compounds made from post-expanded raw materials using DMC catalysts.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing polyether alcohols by attaching alkylene oxides to H-functional initial substances, using multimetal cyanide compounds as catalysts, characterized by the fact that the multimetal cyanide compound is produced by a method comprising the following steps: a) a metal salt solution is added to a cyano-metal solution at a specific stirring rate e ranging between 0.05 and 10 W/l, preferably between 0.4 and 4W/l, and at a temperature ranging between 0 °C and 100 °C, preferably between 20 °C and 60 °C, during an addition time lasting between 5 and 120 minutes; b) the specific stirring rate e is reduced to between 0.03 and 0.8 W/l while a surface-active substance is added; c) the solution is heated to a maximum temperature of 100 °C, preferably between 55 °C and 75 °C, while being stirred at a specific stirring rate e ranging between 0.03 and 0.8 W/l; d) an additional amount of the metal salt solution is added and stirred at a specific stirring rate e of 0.03 to 0.8 W/l; e) the solid substance is dispersed, e.g. by stirring at an increased specific stirring rate e of > 0.7 W/l or by incorporating a transfer pump circuit comprising a corresponding pump or a dissolver, when the conductivity begins dropping; f) stirring at the specific stirring rate e used in step e) until the conductivity or the pH value remains stable; g) the multimetal cyanide compound is isolated and washed with water; and h) the catalyst is optionally dried.
Abstract:
The invention relates to polymers that can be obtained from 1-butene oxide and from an alcohol while using a double metal cyanide compound as a catalyst, whereby the polyether has a quantity of unsaturated constituents equal to 6 or more mol %. The invention also relates to a method for producing a polyether of this type, and to the use of the inventive polyether as a carrier oil or in a carrier oil formulation, particularly in additive packets for gasolines. The invention additionally relates to carrier oil formulations such as fuels containing an inventive polyether.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing polyether alcohols by adding alkylene oxides to H-functional starting substances by means of multi-metal cyanide catalysts. The inventive method is characterized in that the multi-metal cyanide catalysts are microporous and have a specific surface of greater than 100 m2/g defined by nitrogen adsorption at 77K.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the production of polyurethane soft foam materials by reacting: a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two reactive hydrogen atoms with isocyanate groups in the presence of c) expanding agents. The invention is characterized in that at least one polyether alcohol, which can be produced by reacting alkylene oxides with H-functional starting substances in the presence of DMC catalysts and has a DMC catalyst content ranging between 0.1 to 1000 ppm, in relation to the weight of the polyether alcohol, is used as compounds having at least two reactive hydrogen atoms b) with isocyanate groups.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing hydroxyalkyl carboxylic acid esters, comprising the reaction of a carboxylic acid with an alkylene oxide. In the reaction, a multimetal cyanide composition of the general formula (I) M3zM1a[M2(CN)b(A)c]d fM1gXn mM3pYq h(H2O) eL kP (I), is used as the catalyst which is preferably applied to a solid support or shaped to a shaped body. The invention further relates to the use of the hydroxyalkyl carboxylic acid esters produced according to the inventive method as primary materials for varnishes.